NW Builds Today, Trade Swell Holds

West Side Surf / Image: Asa Ellison

By Meteorologist Malika Dudley / Email: [email protected]

Alerts

There are no weather alerts posted at this time.

**Click directly on the images below to make them larger. Charts include: Maui County projected winds, forecasted swell direction, height & period, tides, a surface map and expected wave heights.**

Maui Surf Forecast

North: Surf expected up to  waist/shoulder high (Hana side). Sets could get head high.

West: Knee/chest high waves expected today.

South: Waist/shoulder high waves are expected today.

Our current south-southwest swell is expected to begin fading Saturday.

A northwest swell is forecasted to build Saturday, peaking Saturday evening and hold through much of Sunday before fading early next week.

Even though Hurricane Andres has fizzled in the East Pacific, the swell it generated is forecasted to persist into the weekend. The swell is forecast to hold through the weekend before easing through early next week.

Keep in mind, surf heights are measured on the face of the wave from trough to crest. Heights vary from beach to beach, and at the same beach, from break to break.  

**Click here for your detailed Maui County weather report.**

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS